Mist Member 54 Member For: 18y 10m 7d Posted 15/07/06 11:59 AM Share Posted 15/07/06 11:59 AM I'm new here, and no I don't own a Typhoon (yet - give me a few weeks ).I've heard how the ZF gearbox has made the auto BF Typhoon a considerably faster car than the manual is, both on the dragstrip and 0-100. I don't know much about having/driving a performance auto though...Those of you that have taken them to the dragstrip, how are you guys launching your auto transmission Typhoons? Are you doing the gearchanges or just putting it into perf mode and letting the gearbox handle it? Traction control off I am assuming and just trying to control any wheelspin? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26867-launching-bf-auto-typhoons/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomchic Just because it is, doesn't mean it should be..... Lifetime Members 14,092 Member For: 20y 8m 10d Gender: Female Location: Noosa QLD Posted 15/07/06 12:07 PM Share Posted 15/07/06 12:07 PM watch out for the loonies who I am sure will be along shortly to answer your questions. shazzy Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26867-launching-bf-auto-typhoons/#findComment-407032 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ2CME Formerly XR6NA Member 3,512 Member For: 19y 5m 22d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 15/07/06 12:13 PM Share Posted 15/07/06 12:13 PM Congrats on the purchase. Colour??? Options???On a side not has anybody tested there ZF auto phoon 0-100 time on G-TECH or something similar? If so what was the time? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26867-launching-bf-auto-typhoons/#findComment-407038 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooltint Member 686 Member For: 22y 1m 3d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast QLD Posted 15/07/06 01:14 PM Share Posted 15/07/06 01:14 PM :hiwelcome: watch out for the loonies who I am sure will be along shortly to answer your questions. shazzy←I resemble that remark!! Seriously though I have tried both changing manually and sports auto mode and found the later to be be far superior.In manual mode it is near impossible to know precisely when to upshift as the cutout comes in quite quickly at the end of the rev range.A word of advice though, due to the transmissions' ability to learn your driving style it is best to drive it hard prior to any performance test to ensure it has 'learned' to give you the full potential available.The best time I could get changing manually was 13.4 sec, but in sports mode 13.06. I was going out to the drags to try and break into the 12's tonight but the event was rained out.I have found stalling it up to between 1800 and 2000 revs is as much as it will handle before you lose traction.Good luckCheers Big AL Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26867-launching-bf-auto-typhoons/#findComment-407073 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHOCK Team Grandpa Donating Members 1,921 Member For: 19y 22d Gender: Male Location: Hunter Valley Posted 15/07/06 01:22 PM Share Posted 15/07/06 01:22 PM Although I dont have the upmarket machine I have the 6 speed auto and you cant change better than the perf mode. Just what cooltint says does the job...cheers and welcome to the madness Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26867-launching-bf-auto-typhoons/#findComment-407074 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mist Member 54 Member For: 18y 10m 7d Posted 15/07/06 02:00 PM Author Share Posted 15/07/06 02:00 PM Congrats on the purchase. Colour??? Options???On a side not has anybody tested there ZF auto phoon 0-100 time on G-TECH or something similar? If so what was the time?No purchase yet but I have decided a Typhoon is what I MUST have. Still trying to work out whether I want to pick up one of the ex-demo BA2 manuals I have seen (at a very good price) or go for a more expensive (but probably better) BF auto. I drive a manual XR6 (EF2) currently (not in the same class I know ) and do enjoy the manual drive but being able to control the auto makes up for a lot of that. BTW, on the 0-100 times Autocar in NZ (yep, I'm a kiwi) did a comparison on four hot sedans representing Japan, US, Europe and Australia. The Typhoon was their pick as representative for Australia (Subaru WRX STI, Chrysler 300C SRT8 and Audi RS4 being the others). They managed to get 5.35s 0-100 and 2.94s 80-120 times out of their auto BF Typhoon test car.The Typhoon came 3rd behind the RS4 and Subaru btw - not being AWD made it hard to keep up with those two. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26867-launching-bf-auto-typhoons/#findComment-407088 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooltint Member 686 Member For: 22y 1m 3d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast QLD Posted 15/07/06 02:13 PM Share Posted 15/07/06 02:13 PM Go the auto and you can have the best of both worlds. Take one for a test drive and you'll see what I mean. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26867-launching-bf-auto-typhoons/#findComment-407094 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tur Flight 6 Member 471 Member For: 21y 9m 18d Posted 15/07/06 05:12 PM Share Posted 15/07/06 05:12 PM When I raced my cuzins F6 auto, I stalled second gear then wacked it back into first as I took off and got those extra 200-250 revs off the line and ran a 12.7 108 mph, Stock as a rock, even has the white ford airfilter. Driving it in performance mode with no second gear stall the best I got was 13.00 106 mph. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26867-launching-bf-auto-typhoons/#findComment-407118 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExAreSix TRAITOR Member 1,063 Member For: 22y 7m 3d Gender: Male Location: Townsville, NQ Posted 16/07/06 02:29 AM Share Posted 16/07/06 02:29 AM Congrats on the purchase. Colour??? Options???On a side not has anybody tested there ZF auto phoon 0-100 time on G-TECH or something similar? If so what was the time?BTW, on the 0-100 times Autocar in NZ (yep, I'm a kiwi) did a comparison on four hot sedans representing Japan, US, Europe and Australia. The Typhoon was their pick as representative for Australia (Subaru WRX STI, Chrysler 300C SRT8 and Audi RS4 being the others). They managed to get 5.35s 0-100 and 2.94s 80-120 times out of their auto BF Typhoon test car.←What were the 0-100 times for the other three?I've got a DPIC gauge in my XR6T, M6. Best 0-100 I've managed is 5.6s.Mate, if you enjoy driving, stick with the manual. I'm yet to drive the 6sp auto, but it can't give you the same satisfaction as a manual, I don't care what anyone says. I had a 4sp auto XR6T previously. I'll never buy an auto again now I'm back in a manual.But if those couple of tenths are important to you down the quarter, go the auto. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26867-launching-bf-auto-typhoons/#findComment-407224 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT290 Member 320 Member For: 19y 10m 8d Location: Brisbane Posted 16/07/06 02:36 AM Share Posted 16/07/06 02:36 AM When I raced my cuzins F6 auto, I stalled second gear then wacked it back into first as I took off and got those extra 200-250 revs off the line and ran a 12.7 108 mph, Stock as a rock, even has the white ford airfilter. Driving it in performance mode with no second gear stall the best I got was 13.00 106 mph.←can u explain that in more details mate? from what im guessing if this is right.. u had it in Manual mode in second gear?? u stalled that up ? then u took off? then you dropped it back into 1st, while u were rolling? that correct? what 60ft time did u get? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/26867-launching-bf-auto-typhoons/#findComment-407230 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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